Ivy Lee Clark

1926 - 2021  (94 years)

• Name	Ivy Lee Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	28 Oct 1926	Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jan 2021	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas
  Notes	Ivy Lee Clark, 94, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great grandfather passed from this life in the early hours of Saturday, January 30th, 2021. He was born October 28th, 1926 in Clarktown, TX in southern Sabine County, the youngest son of Ivy Franklin Clark and Mary Jane Parker Clark. He lived most of his life in Pineland where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pineland. Ivy Lee spent his entire career in the timber industry operating his own businesses over the years before retiring to become a full time Papaw in 2008 where his duties included running the grandkids and friends hang out house on Nichols St. in Pineland, the best Halloween trick-or-treat house in town, backyard pool life guard, tv remote operator, watching The Weather Channel, cartoons and game shows (Tom and Jerry, The Price is Right, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune were a few of his favorites), eating Blue Bell ice cream, perfecting "million dollar" paper airplanes, finding the snacks Mamaw hid from him (which aggravated her to no end), "taking some exercise" by walking laps around the house, and making sure everyday to show his family how proud and loved they are. Ivy Lee worked hard to support and provide for his family over the years and taught his children and grandchildren through example the values of kindness, hard work, honesty, generosity, and a good sense of humor. Ivy Lee was in every sense of the words "a truly good man." Ivy Lee is survived by his wife of 53 years Tommie Jean Clark of Hemphill; daughter, Letha June Bichrest and husband, David, of Lumberton; son, Ivy Franklin Clark and wife, Frances, of Pineland; son, Michael Shane Clark and wife, Angela (Krisi), of Hemphill; and daughter-in-law, Jeanette Clark of Pineland. He has nine grandchildren and too many to count great and great great grandchildren who will cherish his memory forever and always wonder about the stories we heard about our Papaw that he "did not recollect" with a blush when asked about. He will be fondly remembered by numerous other extended family and friends who knew him and were blessed to be part of Ivy Lee and Tommie Jean's lives over the years. He is preceded in death by his son, Timothy Lee Clark, daughter, Sandra Kay Clark, and his first wife, Letha LaVerne Kincel Clark. Ivy Lee's family and friends will lay him to rest under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Pastor Jerry Gilbert officiating on Monday, February 1st, 2021 at 11am at the Mattox Cemetery near Mayflower, TX north of Burkeville, TX off Highway 87. Pall bearers will be his grandsons Jonathan Stracener, Christopher Clark, Nicholas Clark, Ivy Jacob Clark, great grandsons Jesse Johnson Jr. and Andrew Wilson. Honorary pallbearers great grandsons Aiden Stracener, Carter Stracener, Braeden Leonard, Robert Ivy Clark, great-great grandson Hunter Johnson, and might as well be grandsons, Cary Lowe and Tristan McCauley. A memorial service to honor his life will be planned at a later date. The family would like to thank the staff at the Hemphill Care Center for their tireless dedication and their loving care for Ivy Lee in his final years. Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 3, 2021, page 4
  Person ID	I31533	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Ivy Franklin Clark,   b. 24 Jan 1896, Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 May 1967, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Parker,   b. 27 Sep 1900, Harrisburg, Jasper County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 Aug 1920  [5]
  Family ID	F9163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Letha Laverne Kincel,   b. 23 Jun 1935, Newton County, Texas d. 5 Aug 1966, Sabine County, Texas (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1954  [4]
  Children	1. Sandra Kay Clark,   b. 30 Dec 1954, Newton County, Texas d. 5 Aug 1966, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 11 years)   2. Living   3. Timothy Lee Clark,   b. 14 Oct 1960, Jasper County, Texas d. 29 Oct 2008, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F10107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F10105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Oct 1926 - Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas Death - 30 Jan 2021 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online]. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Enumerated April 18, 1930 ED 176-4 SD 19 Sheet 6B 143-143 (Reliability: 3). [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 27 (Reliability: 3). [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).